Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

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Eugene, OR USA

541-484-0452

Lions of Oregon & Northern California are a part of an international network of 1.4 million men and women in 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Lions are best known for working to end preventable blindness, the giving of eyeglasses and hearing aids for the needy and local service projects.

 

Mission Statement of Lions Clubs International:

 

"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation."

 

We Will All Be Glad You Took the Lions Challenge

April 09, 2021  /  Guest User

Lion Magazine - April 2021

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     Greetings, District 36G!  We are finally springing back to life with increasing levels of openness (thank goodness for that as I’m heartily tired of my own cooking) as COVID vaccines are becoming more widely available, bedding plants are on sale at BiMart, and the sky is sunny, blue and 61˚ with a light breeze. Perfect. Of course, if March comes in like a lamb, we all know how it will leave. ROAR!

     I want to recognize Lion Betty Jane Bugbee, the indefatigable school vision screener from the Weston-McEwen Lions Club. By her own admission, she has been extremely busy screening schools across the district.  While “only” 1,363 students were screened as of this writing, she had to go to Imbler, Dayville, Mitchell, Condon, Wallowa, North Powder, Union, Arlington, Stanfield, Sam Boardman (Irrigon) and Heppner to accomplish all this.  WOW!  These places aren’t close together folks; in fact you really have to want to go there to get there. So, a big ROAR of congratulation to Betty Jane and all her hard work!  Betty Jane told us she didn’t know if she would get into the bigger school districts this year but she is hoping to.

     Our district convention is on for Saturday, April 24th. Teaser alert: we will have a spin-the-wheel game and two of the many prizes available are a Family Day pass to the Pendleton Round-Up, Happy Canyon and more, and a year’s membership in the LifeFlight emergency helicopter service. One brings joy to your life, the other could save it.

     My congratulations to District O Governor Sheri Young and her convention committee for pulling off the inaugural virtual convention. There were a few hiccoughs at first but Sheri and her team persevered and in the end had a great convention.  I know Sheri was stressed out but as I reminded her afterwards, any convention you can walk away from was a good convention!

     We continue to search for Lions to move up in leadership. In the local clubs, to become a president, secretary, or treasurer. And if you have been a president for more that 3 years to let someone else have a go at the job which will benefit you and the club. (I hate to tell you presidents this, but it isn’t YOUR Lions club, it’s your MEMBERS club.) But there is a place and great need for former club presidents as Zone Chairs and later as Vice District Governors. Without these officers, there will not be a District 36G. Be part of the re-energized Lions, emerging from the stagnation of COVID restrictions. Zoom means you no longer have to drive for hours at your expense to have a Zone meeting. Please contact the Nominations Committee, PDGs Gary Mose, Phyllis Carlin, Judith Poage, or me. We will all be glad you took the Lions Challenge and stepped up. So will incoming DG-Almost-Elect Kathy Oliver.

“Will you not help me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?”
— Helen Keller's Speech at 1925 International Convention Cedar Point, Ohio, USA June 30, 1925